CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 16 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
BRIDGET BRENNAN, HOST: Good morning to you, Prime Minister. I think I can nearly wave at you from the Torres Strait. How's the mood there in PNG?
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Well, you can. If you're on Saibai, you could swim, because you can see PNG from that island.
BRENNAN: Yeah, it really reminds us just how close in relationship and economic ties and all sorts of ties that we have with PNG. Tell us about the significance of this anniversary, 50 years of independence for Papua New Guineans. What's the mood like there, Prime Minister, and how are people feeling as they go to celebrate this significant anniversary?
PRIME M...